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October 21, 2021It's truly amazing what happens to the human heart when Jesus gets a hold of it. St. John Paul II is a witness to this greatness, and it only came through a profound poverty.Read More -
October 15, 2021God reveals Himself to us through Scripture, but the psalms are a way for us to relate back to God who He is. It is this prayer that unites us to the universal Church.Read More -
October 8, 2021In seminary formation we focus on discernment and discipleship. Neither of these are possible without first encountering our Lord in prayer.Read More -
October 1, 2021Saints help us on our path to holiness. In becoming friends with St. Thérèse, she showed me hers.Read More -
September 24, 2021Biking 100 miles was no easy feat. But without Christ, it would have been impossible.Read More -
September 17, 2021We desire to see God in creation. And sometimes, in creation, He gives us a roadmap to His heart.Read More -
September 10, 2021It could have been easy to believe that I was merely “paying the price” for circumstances out of my control. Instead, I was rewarded with unexpected graces.Read More -
September 3, 2021A family tradition helps focus my life at the seminary.Read More -
May 7, 2021Seminarians want to be priests. But we must first grow in our appreciation of Christ’s priesthood.Read More -
April 30, 2021As its etymology indicates, seminary is a time for entering into the earth to encounter Christ.Read More -
April 23, 2021Where most people walk past a dirty alley between office buildings without a second glance, the photographer sees beautiful light beams pouring through the dusty haze.Read More -
April 16, 2021It was character, not momentary whim, that won the Battle of Gettysburg. The lesson applies to seminarians who visited the battlefield last Saturday.Read More -
April 8, 2021Completing a crossword requires conformity to the clues given by the puzzle-maker. It's a life lesson the world needs.Read More -
March 26, 2021Yesterday, the St. John Paul II Seminary choir completed a project that had been in the works for three years.Read More -
March 19, 2021The seminary's Self-Defense Club teaches men how to subdue a physical aggressor, but its lessons apply to a higher warfare.Read More -
March 12, 2021Cooperate with God's grace by hitting the practice courts of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—with even greater fervor.Read More -
February 25, 2021I received the call to the priesthood later in life, but I have never felt out of place among brothers with an incredible amount of depth, maturity, and warmth of heart.Read More -
February 19, 2021What I experience in this song is not quite a pain, but rather an ache of recognition, that ache of knowing my heart has been spoken for.Read More -
February 11, 2021As we watch the smoke disappear into the ceiling, our small and meager prayers are made sweet and presentable to God.Read More -
February 5, 2021In the words of St. Paul, we are "joint heirs with Christ." On this year's silent retreat I learned what that means.Read More
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